Re: Spam names pattern change

From: Derek Gatherer (d.gatherer@vir.gla.ac.uk)
Date: Mon 08 Aug 2005 - 07:32:17 GMT

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    >I was about to say that I hadn't noticed this pattern,
    >but just checked my junk mail and noticed spam from
    >people claiming to be "Gould" and "Feldman". Maybe
    >you've picked up on a recent trend. Not sure if it
    >means anything.

    Maybe the spammers are even more sophisticated than we realise, and have recognised that a memeticist is more likely to give a second glance at any mail coming from (Steven) Gould or (Marc) Feldman
    [despite the fact that dear old SJG is no longer with us]. If you get one from "Dawkins" that would confirm it.......

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